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Okanagan-Shuswap Local Directory & Community Resources and Info

FoundLocally is committed to providing one-stop information to people about The Okanagan-Shuswap & Thompson region. Here are is key information about this area of British Columbia, including Local Intro & overview, Politican & goverment links and emails, Community Organizations, and Local Photos.

The region has a glorious history, going back to early explorers and fur-traders, but the area really began to boom with the 1850s gold rush. The area's early history is wrapped around the Fraser's as a major waterway into the interior and to extract resources from it.

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view listing for The Baha'is of Salmon ArmFeatured ListingThe Baha'is of Salmon Arm

The Baha'i Faith is focused on unifying mankind in order to bring about a true global civilization and universal peace. The path to world peace requires embracing the oneness of the entire human race, bringing an end to all forms of prejudice.

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view listing for Shuswap Children's AssociationFeatured ListingShuswap Children's Association

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view listing for The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society - KelownaFeatured ListingThe Bridge Youth & Family Services Society - Kelowna

We are a non-profit, charitable organization, who has been developing and providing innovative and quality Children programs, plus Youth and Family programs in Kelowna, and the Central Okanagan of British Columbia since 1969.

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view listing for Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry SocietyFeatured ListingCentral Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society

Provides practical, emotional, and justice related support to assist children, youth, and adults who have experienced family violence, adult sexual assault, child sexual assault / abuse, and criminal harassment

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view listing for Penticton SquaresFeatured ListingPenticton Squares

Square and Round Dance Club

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view listing for South Similkameen Health CentreGovernmentSouth Similkameen Health Centre

This hospital has an emergency departments, as well as a number of other wards, and patient services. See website for details.

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view listing for RCMP BarriereGovernmentRCMP Barriere

Providing police services to a country as large and diverse as Canada requires an organization that is both dynamic and well structured. The RCMP has changed with the times to deliver leading edge policing to all Canadians.

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view listing for School District No. 23 (Central Okanagan)GovernmentSchool District No. 23 (Central Okanagan)

The Board has 23 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, and 1 alternative education school. School District No. 23 has a Board of seven elected citizens, elected every three years.

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view listing for RCMP Lake CountryGovernmentRCMP Lake Country

Providing police services to a country as large and diverse as Canada requires an organization that is both dynamic and well structured. The RCMP has changed with the times to deliver leading edge policing to all Canadians.

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view listing for Boundary HospitalGovernmentBoundary Hospital

This hospital has an emergency departments, as well as a number of other wards, and patient services. See website for details.

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Okanagan-Shuswap Local Information

Along Westbank's shopping district

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    • First settled in the early 1800s, York Region was both a farming and industrial centre in the "Golden Horseshoe". Now a largely suburban community, with lots of rural open spaces, York Region stretches north toward Lake Simcoe. The York Region has several wonderful Conservation Areas with unusual natural features.


    Okanagan-Shuswap Local Government

    Kelowna's City Hall, one of several municpalities in the region

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    • The Okanagan-Shuswaps is a string of modest population centres along the #1 Trans-Canada Highway (Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Sicamous and Revelstoke) along with several communites along Highway #97 along Lake Okanagan: Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton. Each has its own municipal government, which are linked on our site.

    Here are all the email contacts for your elected politicians.


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    Adams River foot bridge, a salmon paradise west of the Shuswaps

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